Julie Foudy is one of the most accomplished female soccer players in the world. As a midfielder who helped control the flow of the game, Foudy’s talents on the soccer field were evident from an early age. By 16 she’d become a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Three years later, in 1991, she was selected co-captain and wore the captain’s armband until she retired in 2004…
In 1966, George Takei got his big break when he was cast as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu on the science-fiction series “Star Trek.” While the show only lasted three seasons, Takei soon became one of the most popular actors of Asian descent in Hollywood. With a career that now spans 5 decades, he’s been prominently involved in hundreds of TV shows and more than 40 feature films…
Charlie Rose’s eponymous show, “Charlie Rose,” was a nightly one-hour program that premiered in 1991 and ran until 2017, earning many of the industry’s top honors along the way. Part of the secret sauce for the show was the minimal set design, which consisted of a round oak table and signature black backdrop…
As founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post, Jonah Peretti is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in viral marketing. In 2006, Peretti launched BuzzFeed as an internet experiment that leveraged emerging technologies to track online social behavior…
Famed actor John Astin is best known for his work as Gomez Addams, the lovable, slightly kooky patriarch of the original Addams Family television series, which aired from 1964-1966. The son of a physicist, Astin was born in 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland…
From 1988 to 1992, Fred Savage was one of the most well-known child actors in America. Starring as the central figure, Kevin Arnold, on the critically acclaimed TV show “The Wonder Years,” Savage was only 12 when he became the youngest person to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor…
Frank Capra was one of the most prominent directors in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, when he won three Academy Awards for Best Director. Thematically, Capra was famous for churning out patriotic films that celebrated the virtues of an everyman who selflessly combatted insurmountable odds for the good of the community…
Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce the Top 100 Marketing Executives of 2022. These individuals are the driving force behind much of their company’s brand and market positioning success. As a result of the pandemic, marketing executives across all industries have had to adjust their strategies and employ tactics to maintain brand awareness in today’s ever-changing environment…
Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce the Top 100 Marketing Executives of 2022. These individuals are the driving force behind much of their company’s brand and market positioning success. As a result of the pandemic, marketing executives across all industries have had to adjust their strategies and employ tactics to maintain brand awareness in today’s ever-changing environment…
Far from Hollywood’s bright lights, Elizabeth Banks grew up in a working-class town with no idea of how exciting her life would turn out when she became one of her generation’s highest-paid actresses. In fact, it took a freak injury during a high school softball game to steer Banks away from competitive athletics and onto a theatre stage, where she became especially known for her comedic performances as an actress…
